http_client.pl to send the
POST data to the server. Data is one of:
html(+Tokens)
Result of html//1 from html_write.pljson(+Term)
Posting a JSON query and processing the JSON reply (or any other
reply understood by http_read_data/3) is simple as
http_post(URL, json(Term), Reply, []), where Term is a JSON
term as described in json.pl and reply is of the same format if
the server replies with JSON, when using module :-
use_module(library(http/http_json)). Note that the module is
used in both http server and http client, see
library(http/http_json).xml(+Term)
Post the result of xml_write/3 using the Mime-type
text/xmlxml(+Type, +Term)
Post the result of xml_write/3 using the given Mime-type
and an empty option list to xml_write/3.xml(+Type, +Term, +Options)
Post the result of xml_write/3 using the given Mime-type
and option list for xml_write/3.file(+File)
Send contents of a file. Mime-type is determined by
file_mime_type/2.file(+Type, +File)
Send file with content of indicated mime-type.memory_file(+Type, +Handle)
Similar to file(+Type, +File), but using a memory file
instead of a real file. See new_memory_file/1.codes(+Codes)
As codes(text/plain, Codes).codes(+Type, +Codes)
Send Codes using the indicated MIME-type.bytes(+Type, +Bytes)
Send Bytes using the indicated MIME-type. Bytes is either a
string of character codes 0..255 or list of integers in the
range 0..255. Out-of-bound codes result in a representation
error exception.atom(+Atom)
As atom(text/plain, Atom).atom(+Type, +Atom)
Send Atom using the indicated MIME-type.string(+String)string(+Type, +String)
Similar to atom(Atom) and atom(Type,Atom), accepting a SWI-Prolog
string.cgi_stream(+Stream, +Len) Read the input from Stream which,
like CGI data starts with a partial HTTP header. The fields of
this header are merged with the provided HdrExtra fields. The
first Len characters of Stream are used.form(+ListOfParameter)
Send data of the MIME type application/x-www-form-urlencoded as
produced by browsers issuing a POST request from an HTML form.
ListOfParameter is a list of Name=Value or Name(Value).form_data(+ListOfData)
Send data of the MIME type multipart/form-data as produced
by browsers issuing a POST request from an HTML form using
enctype multipart/form-data. ListOfData is the same as for
the List alternative described below. Below is an example.
Repository, etc. are atoms providing the value, while the last
argument provides a value from a file.
...,
http_post([ protocol(http),
host(Host),
port(Port),
path(ActionPath)
],
form_data([ repository = Repository,
dataFormat = DataFormat,
baseURI = BaseURI,
verifyData = Verify,
data = file(File)
]),
_Reply,
[]),
...,